"Our Wedding Day"
Sept 18, 1907
James G. and Lillian Gardner Widdison
(Taken from Lillian Gardner Widdison's Journal)
September came and Jim came to take me back with him. He spent a few days helping me pack and visiting old friends. A few parties were held in our honor. There were so many things to be accomplished before I could take leave of my childhood home, my mother and my brothers. This was the hardest thing that I had ever done, not that I had any regrets, but everything and everybody were so very dear to me and life from now on would be so very different. There would be a new home, new friends-an entire change. The day came for the parting. .
Mother was to go with us to the Temple in Logan so she and I went to Montpelier on the Stage. Frank took a team and a wagon to haul our things to the railroad station in Montpelier, so Jim rode that 50 miles with him.
We went directly to Ed's home in Montpelier to stay until the train was to leave for Logan. The train was a few hours late but it finally go on its way at about 7 O'clock. We were then held over at the Cache Junction for several hours and we arrived in Logan at about 11 O'clock at night. We took a hack and were driven to
the home of my sister, Ann Egbert where we spent the rest of the night.
We were supposed to be at the Temple at 9 O'clock in the morning and we had no license. The courthouse was not due to open until 9 but Estella Egbert called the
clerk and he opened up in time to get.us to the Temple as scheduled.
And so we were happily married Sept. 18, 1907. We were in the Temple most of the day. We spent the evening with my cousins, John, Willard, and Tillie Gardner where we had a good supper and an all-around good time. The night was spent at Ann Egbert's, and in the morning Jim and I took the train bound for Hooper. We arrived in the afternoon.
Jim changed his clothes and picked tomatoes.